SOC227H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Labor Market Segmentation, Occupational Segregation, Social Mobility
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Conference board of canada: society report card for canada quality of life compared to other countries. Despite high performance, poverty and large gap in income put stress on the society and the economy. Canada good for getting better than parents: 5th place. How likely to get ahead of remain in the same income class as parents. 6 sections of ch4: 170: historical context. 173: study by joy parr: 2 ontario towns. A reason for paying men more than women. 4. 1: of 9 countries, canada has most women in labor force. Also demonstrates big increase in female labor force. We know sweden is mentioned as most progressive when it comes to women but this table doesn"t support that argument for the increases in part rate in the same period. Look for at least 4 reasons for the dramatic increase of women labor force in canada: 179: work and family. The people who often get left behind are actually single women.
